Donation Request & Solicitation Policies
Donation Request Policy
At Bashas’, giving back is an intrinsic part of everything we do. Since 1932, Bashas’ Family of Stores has donated more than $100 million to local charities. As an Arizona-founded company, we help local nonprofit organizations that are making our communities better places to live and work. Thousands of schools, churches, and nonprofits operating in the communities we serve have benefited from the generosity of our company, our team members, and our customers. We have aligned our giving platform to reflect our vision of infusing life with health and happiness to help our local communities thrive.
Bashas’ proudly supports causes that make significant impacts in our communities that align with one or more of our giving pillars:
Advocating for Good
Meeting the needs of our communities as they arise.
Child Welfare
Ensuring that our youth have their necessities met.
Environment & Sustainability
Supporting the environment and sustainable practices.
Food Access
Providing quality food products and healthy choices to those who need it most.
Food System Education
Educating our community on where their food comes from.
Total Wellness
Supporting organizations in the local community that encourage healthy lifestyles, fitness and wellness.
How It Works
- Purposeful Giving requests must be made through our online portal
- Bashas’ Community Relations team reviews all requests within four weeks of the submittal date.
- The request must be received a minimum of 90 days prior to the date needed.
- Organizations must be located in a city or town where Bashas’ Family of Stores operates a store (this could include a Bashas’, Bashas’ Diné Market, AJ’s Fine Foods, Food City or Eddie’s Country Store).
- Bashas’ provides support to organizations once per year.
- Organizations must be a 501(c)3 in good standing.
Requests that fall outside our giving guidelines include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Third-party requests, such as an organization or team raising funds on behalf of a nonprofit
- Individual sponsorships, such as sports, beauty, scholastic, or talent competitions or events
- Events or fundraisers benefiting an individual
- National or international relief efforts
- Travel costs or trips
- Political campaigns or efforts
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Questions?
Phone: 800-755-7292
Email: community@bashas.com
Our Policy for Soliciting on Bashas’ Property
Bashas’ Family of Stores does not allow soliciting on our store properties.* We do, however, have a longstanding commitment to our communities through our two charitable programs, the Charity of the Month and our Community Support Card. To qualify for either program, an organization must be a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit. Our renowned Charity of the Month program gives customers the opportunity, via donations at the cash register, to support one major community charity nearly every month of the year. With our Community Support Card program, we sell gift cards to nonprofits at a 6% discount, and the nonprofit then sells those cards to its supporters at full value, netting the difference as proceeds. For more information on either program, click here: https://www.bashas.com/our-community/
*Two longtime partners, the Girl Scouts and The Salvation Army, are grandfathered in to our no-soliciting policy.
